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For this creative team, <em>Water Memory</em> has become a deeply personal story about the power of memory, family, and connection.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Composer:</strong> Kitty Brazelton<br><strong>Librettist:</strong> Vaibu Mohan<br><strong>World Premiere Performance</strong><br><strong>Performance runtime:&nbsp;</strong>approximately 65 minutes—with no intermission</p>]]></body>  <author>LaKenya Norris</author>  <status>1</status>  <created>1774532708</created>  <gmt_created>2026-03-26 13:45:08</gmt_created>  <changed>1776880935</changed>  <gmt_changed>2026-04-22 18:02:15</gmt_changed>  <promote>0</promote>  <sticky>0</sticky>  <teaser><![CDATA[Water Memory (Jala Smirti) is based on a provided prompt of integrating AI into a creative work. The two were paired by the 96-Hour Opera Project team and the match was serendipitous.]]></teaser>  <type>event</type>  <sentence><![CDATA[Water Memory (Jala Smirti) is based on a provided prompt of integrating AI into a creative work. 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For this creative team, <em><strong>Water Memory</strong></em><strong> </strong><em><strong>(Jala Smirti)</strong></em> has become a deeply personal story about the power of memory, family, and connection.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Composer:</strong> Kitty Brazelton<br><strong>Librettist:</strong> Vaibu Mohan<br><strong>World Premiere Performance</strong><br><strong>Performance runtime:&nbsp;</strong>approximately 65 minutes—with no intermission</p>]]></summary>  <start>2026-06-14T15:00:00-04:00</start>  <end>2026-06-14T17:00:00-04:00</end>  <end_last>2026-06-14T17:00:00-04:00</end_last>  <gmt_start>2026-06-14 19:00:00</gmt_start>  <gmt_end>2026-06-14 21:00:00</gmt_end>  <gmt_end_last>2026-06-14 21:00:00</gmt_end_last>  <times>    <item>      <value>2026-06-14T15:00:00-04:00</value>      <value2>2026-06-14T17:00:00-04:00</value2>      <rrule><![CDATA[  ]]></rrule>      <timezone>America/New_York</timezone>      <timezone_db>America/New_York</timezone_db>      <date_type>datetime</date_type>    </item>  </times>  <gmt_times>    <item>      <value>2026-06-14 03:00:00</value>      <value2>2026-06-14 05:00:00</value2>      <rrule><![CDATA[  ]]></rrule>      <timezone>America/New_York</timezone>      <timezone_db>America/New_York</timezone_db>      <date_type>datetime</date_type>    </item>  </gmt_times>  <phone><![CDATA[]]></phone>  <url><![CDATA[https://tickets.atlantaopera.org/overview/146868]]></url>  <location_url>    <url><![CDATA[https://tickets.atlantaopera.org/overview/146868]]></url>    <title><![CDATA[Tickets]]></title>  </location_url>  <email><![CDATA[]]></email>  <contact><![CDATA[]]></contact>  <fee><![CDATA[]]></fee>  <extras>      </extras>  <location><![CDATA[Ferst Center for the Arts ]]></location>  <media>          <item>680034</item>      </media>  <hg_media>          <item>          <nid>680034</nid>          <type>image</type>          <title><![CDATA[Portrait1080x1350_WaterMemory1.jpg]]></title>          <body><![CDATA[]]></body>                      <image_name><![CDATA[Portrait1080x1350_WaterMemory1.jpg]]></image_name>            <image_path><![CDATA[/sites/default/files/2026/04/22/Portrait1080x1350_WaterMemory1.jpg]]></image_path>            <image_full_path><![CDATA[http://hg.gatech.edu//sites/default/files/2026/04/22/Portrait1080x1350_WaterMemory1.jpg]]></image_full_path>            <image_740><![CDATA[http://hg.gatech.edu/sites/default/files/styles/740xx_scale/public/sites/default/files/2026/04/22/Portrait1080x1350_WaterMemory1.jpg?itok=d0U9S1Sk]]></image_740>            <image_mime>image/jpeg</image_mime>            <image_alt><![CDATA[Portrait1080x1350_WaterMemory1.jpg]]></image_alt>                              <created>1776880828</created>          <gmt_created>2026-04-22 18:00:28</gmt_created>          <changed>1776880828</changed>          <gmt_changed>2026-04-22 18:00:28</gmt_changed>      </item>      </hg_media>  <boilerplate></boilerplate>  <boilerplate_text><![CDATA[]]></boilerplate_text>  <sidebar><![CDATA[]]></sidebar>  <related>      </related>  <files>      </files>  <groups>          <group id="145331"><![CDATA[Georgia Tech Arts]]></group>          <group id="660380"><![CDATA[GT Arts]]></group>      </groups>  <categories>      </categories>  <event_terms>      </event_terms>  <event_audience>          <term tid="194945"><![CDATA[Alumni]]></term>          <term tid="78761"><![CDATA[Faculty/Staff]]></term>          <term tid="177814"><![CDATA[Postdoc]]></term>          <term tid="78771"><![CDATA[Public]]></term>          <term tid="174045"><![CDATA[Graduate students]]></term>          <term tid="78751"><![CDATA[Undergraduate students]]></term>      </event_audience>  <keywords>          <keyword tid="185855"><![CDATA[GT arts]]></keyword>      </keywords>  <userdata><![CDATA[]]></userdata></node><node id="689199">  <title><![CDATA[Atlanta Opera and GT Arts Presents: Water Memory ]]></title>  <uid>36758</uid>  <body><![CDATA[<p><em><strong>Water Memory (Jala Smirti)</strong></em><strong> </strong>was awarded the Antinori Foundation Grand Prize in the <strong>96-Hour Opera Project</strong> in June 2024.</p><p>Written by Kitty Brazelton and Vaibu Mohan, <em><strong>Water Memory (Jala Smirti)</strong></em><strong> </strong>is based on a provided prompt of integrating AI into a creative work. The two were paired by the <strong>96-Hour Opera Project</strong> team and the match was serendipitous.</p><p>Both composer Kitty Brazelton and librettist Vaibu Mohan shared the experience of witnessing the decline of a beloved older woman in their family due to dementia. 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For this creative team, <em><strong>Water Memory</strong></em><strong> </strong><em><strong>(Jala Smirti)</strong></em> has become a deeply personal story about the power of memory, family, and connection.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Composer:</strong> Kitty Brazelton<br><strong>Librettist:</strong> Vaibu Mohan<br><strong>World Premiere Performance</strong><br><strong>Performance runtime:&nbsp;</strong>approximately 65 minutes—with no intermission</p>]]></summary>  <start>2026-06-12T19:30:00-04:00</start>  <end>2026-06-12T21:30:00-04:00</end>  <end_last>2026-06-12T21:30:00-04:00</end_last>  <gmt_start>2026-06-12 23:30:00</gmt_start>  <gmt_end>2026-06-13 01:30:00</gmt_end>  <gmt_end_last>2026-06-13 01:30:00</gmt_end_last>  <times>    <item>      <value>2026-06-12T19:30:00-04:00</value>      <value2>2026-06-12T21:30:00-04:00</value2>      <rrule><![CDATA[  ]]></rrule>      <timezone>America/New_York</timezone>      <timezone_db>America/New_York</timezone_db>      <date_type>datetime</date_type>    </item>  </times>  <gmt_times>    <item>      <value>2026-06-12 07:30:00</value>      <value2>2026-06-12 09:30:00</value2>      <rrule><![CDATA[  ]]></rrule>      <timezone>America/New_York</timezone>      <timezone_db>America/New_York</timezone_db>      <date_type>datetime</date_type>    </item>  </gmt_times>  <phone><![CDATA[]]></phone>  <url><![CDATA[https://tickets.atlantaopera.org/overview/146868]]></url>  <location_url>    <url><![CDATA[https://tickets.atlantaopera.org/overview/146868]]></url>    <title><![CDATA[Tickets]]></title>  </location_url>  <email><![CDATA[]]></email>  <contact><![CDATA[]]></contact>  <fee><![CDATA[]]></fee>  <extras>      </extras>  <location><![CDATA[Ferst Center for the Arts ]]></location>  <media>          <item>679740</item>      </media>  <hg_media>          <item>          <nid>679740</nid>          <type>image</type>          <title><![CDATA[water-memory.png]]></title>          <body><![CDATA[]]></body>                      <image_name><![CDATA[water-memory.png]]></image_name>            <image_path><![CDATA[/sites/default/files/2026/03/26/water-memory.png]]></image_path>            <image_full_path><![CDATA[http://hg.gatech.edu//sites/default/files/2026/03/26/water-memory.png]]></image_full_path>            <image_740><![CDATA[http://hg.gatech.edu/sites/default/files/styles/740xx_scale/public/sites/default/files/2026/03/26/water-memory.png?itok=bu8mTrrv]]></image_740>            <image_mime>image/png</image_mime>            <image_alt><![CDATA[water-memory.png]]></image_alt>                              <created>1774532459</created>          <gmt_created>2026-03-26 13:40:59</gmt_created>          <changed>1774532459</changed>          <gmt_changed>2026-03-26 13:40:59</gmt_changed>      </item>      </hg_media>  <boilerplate></boilerplate>  <boilerplate_text><![CDATA[]]></boilerplate_text>  <sidebar><![CDATA[]]></sidebar>  <related>      </related>  <files>      </files>  <groups>          <group id="145331"><![CDATA[Georgia Tech Arts]]></group>          <group id="660380"><![CDATA[GT Arts]]></group>      </groups>  <categories>      </categories>  <event_terms>      </event_terms>  <event_audience>          <term tid="194945"><![CDATA[Alumni]]></term>          <term tid="78761"><![CDATA[Faculty/Staff]]></term>          <term tid="177814"><![CDATA[Postdoc]]></term>          <term tid="78771"><![CDATA[Public]]></term>          <term tid="174045"><![CDATA[Graduate students]]></term>          <term tid="78751"><![CDATA[Undergraduate students]]></term>      </event_audience>  <keywords>          <keyword tid="185855"><![CDATA[GT arts]]></keyword>      </keywords>  <userdata><![CDATA[]]></userdata></node></nodes>